The first thing he did was make her a cup of tea and run a bath for both of them. She sipped the tea as she sunk down into the warm soapy water and felt bliss like she hadn't felt in so long. She closed her eyes and said a profound thank you to him as she kissed him sweetly.

The feel of the hot water on her skin and his touch was addicting; she never wanted to leave his arms.

Sometimes people knew just what you needed even if you didn't, and it seemed like he could read her mind, or her needs somehow.

He was thoughtful, and a person that cared about other people, she hadn't been wrong about him.

Daryl rubbed her shoulders as she leaned against him, and it felt so damn good, "Careful," She said, "I could get used to this."

"That's the idea," He said against her neck and kissed her there. He loved the taste of her skin, salty and sweet; he wanted to kiss her often and everywhere.

It made him happy to do these things for her, they were little things, like getting her car fixed, like starting a bath for them or getting her something to drink, but to him it was everything.

Finally, he felt useful again, after so much time feeling weak and tired, now he could do the things he wanted to do, to be a man for her.

Some days he was helpless and too sick to do anything for himself, but not today and today, he wanted to give back to her what she had given to him the past few months.

Taking a bath at two o'clock in the afternoon, to Allie was so decadent and just what she needed. She could get used to it, get used to this and him. She settled back against his broad chest and sighed as he kissed the side of her head again.

I love you, he thought to himself.

Daryl's hands moved over her shoulders and eased any tension she could have been holding there, and she melted under his touch.

It felt good to be taken care of by someone, after being alone for so long.

I love you, she thought to herself.

Daryl wrapped his arms around her and pulled her against his chest, and he never wanted to let her go.

"I want this to work," He said kissing the back of her head.

"Me too," Allie answered and looked back at him, "I'm not sorry, maybe I should be, but I'm not."

"Cause of you being my nurse right?" He asked.

"Yeah," She said, settling against him more, "It doesn't look good."

"Do you care what people think?"

"Sometimes, sometimes I have to," She answered, "Professionally, I mean."

"I understand, but we can work anything out don't you think?"

She nodded her head, "I'm still not going anywhere."

"Good," He said, and he relaxed against her unaware that he had been tense at all, he longed for connection to someone for so long. It occurred to him that he had been worried still that this would be a one-time thing.

But, it wasn't, and Allie accepted him, and it was all he would ever want.

All his life Daryl wanted someone to his very own, someone who didn't think he was redneck trash and this girl, with all of her fancy degrees, wanted him.

Daryl was so relieved that she agreed with him, that he was finally on the same page with someone.

He would do whatever it took to keep her, walk through fire if she told him that was how it had to be.

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Daryl flipped the pillow over to the cold side before she laid her head on it.

With a grin that promised things that she could only imagine he crawled over her on the bed, and his eyes never left hers the entire time. The way he was looking at her made her heart beat fast in her chest, and the feeling was almost foreign to her.

Allie could feel her blood racing through her veins and the breath going in and out of her lungs in anticipation. His pupils were blown wide and dark already, and he kissed her dirty until she was moaning his name.

It had been so long since she felt like a woman, not just a nurse or a daughter. Daryl made her feel like a woman.

"You're looking at me like I'm dinner or something,"

"Nah," He said bringing his lips down to her neck, "You ain't dinner, you're dessert."

Then his mouth was wet on her skin, sucking softly and her hands were in his hair as he slowly made his way lower on her neck. As usual, that music was playing, and he laughed when 'Mountain Song' came on as he was making his way over her breasts through her t-shirt with his hand.

Her taste in music was full and varied; she was such a surprise he thought to himself as he stared down at her. Exactly what he needed, even though he hadn't been looking at all.

Daryl had the feeling that she would always surprise him in some way and he hoped it would be forever.

He pulled her t-shirt over her head and gazed down at her. He kneeled between her legs and ran his hands slowly over her body and down over her legs then back up again, stopping to let his thumbs graze over her panties, achingly slow.

He groaned when he felt the dampness there already, and Allison let out a soft sigh.

"I want you so much," She murmured.

"That's a good thing," He said bringing his hands back up her legs and over her ribs, followed by his lips, "Cause I want you more."

Cash in now honey, cash in now, cash in now baby oh, oh, oh, oh-oh.

Allison reached for him, and he shook his head looking down at her. He moved his eyes towards her stomach, letting her know what his intentions were, to make sure she had no objections. She didn't and then his mouth was on her breast, and the palm of his hand was on the other one.

He sucked hard on the side of her breast and then ran his tongue over the sting as he slid his palm over her other breast.

She had died and gone to heaven she thought as her body arched slightly off the bed. She had missed sex, and she was a young girl, not dead inside after all. She squeezed her legs against him seeking relief already, as his hands traveled down her ribcage followed by his mouth.

Daryl looked up at her and grinned the evilest grin at her as he ran his tongue down her ribcage to her stomach. Allison tried to move, and he held her hips down with his hands to keep her where he wanted her. He placed his head on her stomach while running his thumbs on either side of her hip bones and she sighed like a contented cat would purr.

After what seemed to Allison an eternity he slid down further and shoved his face against her panties and licked her with the flat of his tongue.

"Oh, goddammit," She moaned, grasping for his hair. Her cries lit a fire in his belly that traveled all the way to his dick, but he was ignoring that for now.

This was for her, just for her and he set out to please her in every way. Daryl pushed her legs apart more and slid his fingers along the leg band of the lacy panties she wore, pulling on them slightly.

"More, please, oh god Daryl I need…" She breathed out.

"What do you need sweetheart," He said running his tongue over the middle of her panties, knowing he wasn't going to stop until she was begging, "Tell me," He breathed against her.

"I need to cum, please, please, please," Allie moaned, and finally he capitulated.

"Mmmmmm," He hummed against her, and she arched her back and moaned softly.

Daryl reached under the waistband and pulled them down slowly, dropping them on the floor and spread her legs apart. He could hear her breath hitching in her chest, and the anticipation was radiating off of her in waves, and it was such a turn on.

"Fuck me, that's nice," He crooned and dipped his head down between her legs. She tasted as sweet as he knew she would and he licked all around like she was a drink on a hot day.

Daryl ghosted his fingers over her clit until her legs started to tremble, then pushed one inside her, then another. His lips found that spot where his fingers had been, and he sucked softly before sliding his tongue against it hard.

Her legs shook harder as he brought her up to a place long forgotten in her mind and she let go completely to his will. Daryl wasn't having it any other way as he relentlessly ran his tongue over her sensitive flesh.

Allison had one arm over her eyes now, and her hips were moving against him searching for more. She was tight against his fingers as he slid them in and out of her and he knew she was close already.

"Oh fuck," She moaned, moving against him more, "Fuck, Daryl, yes!"

He didn't stop, and he felt her body starting to react, she was on fire, and he held the match, just a little longer, and she was completely under his control. He wanted to hear her and feel her, and he wouldn't stop till he got that. It had been a long time for him since he had been this close to someone emotionally.

He slid his tongue against her unrelenting, and soon she was screaming his name while her body shook to his delight. It seemed to last forever, and he reveled in the pulsing sensation around his fingers, telling him she was cumming hard.

Allison reached for him greedily and pulled him up for a kiss then wrapped herself around him. Her breathing was ragged and fast as she scrambled up against him.

"Get on your back," She said, and he obliged, not ever wanting to argue with a woman who said exactly what she wanted in bed. He did what she said and then she was climbing on top of him and sinking down on his dick. They both groaned at the feeling, and she didn't move right away.

She looked down at him and smiled, splaying her hands over his chest and glanced at his left arm, all was well there.

Then she started to move, slow at first.

"Fuck, yes Allie," He moaned, "Fuck me, that's it, fuck me."

Daryl brought his hands to her hips and kept them there, moving her as he looked up at her. He couldn't take his eyes off of her as she rode him. His fingers held her tight as he moved her the way he wanted until she got a good rhythm.

"Oh, fuck yes," He groaned as his eyes drooped shut.

Allie moved her hips faster against him, and he could feel it rushing upon him quickly. He wanted to make it last but it was no use, she was tight and wet against him and so warm.

It had been a long time since he felt so good, and he couldn't stop the words that flowed from his lips. " !"

Then Allie did something no one had ever done before. She pulled him up to sitting position and wrapped her legs around him. They made eye contact, his blue eyes to her green ones and it was like a frozen moment in time. There was still music playing, but he couldn't hear it.

They were eye to eye when he came inside her.

The impact of that one thing took his breath away, and he didn't let go of her for a long time after that.